And its a number in an otherwise innocuous hollywood musical from 1933. The nonmusical parts of those films had the gritty urban atmosphere for which warners was renowned, but for the. Rather, it was the opening song of the next warnerberkeley production, gold diggers of 1933. The second talkie version of the avery hopwoods theatrical warhorse the golddiggers of broadway, gold diggers of 1933 was the second of three backtoback 1933 warner bros. Dick powell murder, my sweet joins oscar and golden globenominee joan blondell grease, the blue veil in this oscarnominated musical about three chorus girls who recruit a millionaire to keep their show going and help in their pursuit to marry rich husbands. Mervyn leroy, busby berkeley all musical numbers scr. While there are other films that more bleak or sexy or funny, gold diggers is the perfect blend of all of these elements. Apr 04, 2014 gold diggers of 1933 managed to directly address the depression while still offering the fun and escapist qualities audiences craved. Showgirls joan blondell, ruby keeler and aline mcmahon attempt to find. Gold diggers of 1933 wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. Gold diggers of 1933 1933 stream and watch online moviefone.
Gold diggers of 1933 sydney kyte and his piccadilly hotel band edison bell winner 5585. Gold diggers of 1933 1933 full movie joan blondell, ginger. Gold diggers of 1933 is, i argue, the most complete document of the great depression and precode hollywood. Released 1933, gold diggers of 1933 stars joan blondell, ruby keeler, dick powell, aline macmahon the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 36 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. Things get tough for carol joan blondell and her showgirl pals ruby. Smashwords a gold diggers guide how to get what you want. Remember my forgotten man from golddiggers of 1933. A songwriters dick powell check puts chorus girls joan blondell, ruby keeler to work. For most of its running time, gold diggers of 1933 is a standard crowdpleaser. A gold diggers guide how to get what you want without giving it up the options below to adjust the size, style and colors, and click apply below. Gold diggers of 1933 1933 journeys in classic film. Rogers famously sings a verse in pig latin in gold diggers of 1933. Wealthy songwriter brad dick powell saves the day by funding a new depressionthemed musical for the girls to star in, but when his stuffy highsociety brother finds out and threatens to disown brad, carol and her gold digging friends scheme to keep the show going, hooking a couple of millionaires along the way.
I found 42nd street and golddiggers of 1933 the betterstructured of the stories from this collection. A secretly wealthy aspiring composer dick powell in love with a chorus girl ruby keeler helps to finance a new musical production starring keeler and her friends joan blondell, aline mcmahon, and ginger rogers, much to the chagrin of his disapproving brother warren williams, who attempts to break off powells relationship but instead finds himself falling for. The film begins with dozens of chorus girls led by ginger rogers happily chirping were in the money, a rehearsal number interrupted when the finance men burst in to claim the sets and props from the impoverished troupe. In this version of avery hopwoods theatrical warhorse the golddiggers of broadway, showgirls joan blondell, ruby keeler, and aline mcmahon attempt to find. It stars warren william, joan blondell, aline macmahon, ruby keeler, and dick powell, and features guy kibbee, ned sparks and ginger rogers the story is based on the play the gold diggers by avery hopwood. Thats dancing 1985 the shadow waltz gold diggers of 1933 duration.
Things get tough for carol joan blondell and her showgirl pals ruby keeler, aline macmahon when the great depression kicks in and all the broadway shows. Wealthy songwriter brad saves the day by funding a new depressionthemed musical for the girls to star in, but when. Things get tough for carol and her showgirl pals, trixie and polly, when the great depression kicks in and all the broadway shows close down. Kopacice zlata 1933 je americki fimski mjuzikl snimljen 1933. Other articles where the gold diggers of 1933 is discussed. A wealthy composer rescues unemployed broadway performers. It outlines how to dress, present yourself, what subjects to get educated in, and what type of places to visit in order to meet and attract wealthy men. Fay fortune ginger rogers sings were in the money in english and pig latin, but the sheriff closes the show and collects the properties. It not only gives pointers on how to get financial favors from your suitors without giving it up but it also gives pointers on how to make the money you accumulated work for you. When ginger rogers and katharine hepburn talk in their room in the beginning, rogers says the girls cant speak proper english, they only speak pig latin. Gold diggers of 1933 was originally to be called high life, and george brent was an early casting idea for the role played by warren william. Wealthy songwriter brad dick powell saves the day by funding a new depressionthemed musical for the girls to star in, but when his stuffy highsociety brother finds out and threatens to disown brad, carol and her golddigging friends. Chorus girls sing were in the money were in the money by harry warren and al dubin.
Gold diggers of 1933 what more could one ask for, chorus girls, busby berkeley, ginger rogers, dick powell, ruby keeler, and the hit songs were in the money, petting in the park, and remember my forgotten man. Gold diggers of 1933 was filmed around the time of the bonus army protest in washington dc. Watch gold diggers of 1933 online stream full movie. Gold diggers of 1933 1933 i knew better than to go gaga over the first busby berkeley movie i saw because gold diggers of 1933 is superior to footlight parade. Not to say footlight parade isnt good, but theres far more technical skill, stronger acting and plotting in this film as opposed to yesterdays.
It has such range a the busby berkeley musical numbers which. The gold diggers of 1933 screens the austin chronicle. The gold diggers of 1933 on the surface, gold diggers is fluffy musical fare with busby berkeleys delightfully surreal production numbers. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone.
Soundtrack factory sfcd33516 country andorra format cd release date 1999 upn 8436006495168. Gold diggers of 1933 managed to directly address the depression while still offering the fun and escapist qualities audiences craved. If 42nd street was an agreeable sketch, this one is the sistine chapel, an insanely overproduced extravaganza that gave busby berkeley his first chance to really cut loose. The 1933 warner brothers film gold diggers of 1933 begins with broadway show girls performing a dance routine to the song were in the money while wearing costumes made of large cardboard coins. Watch gold diggers of 1933 starring joan blondell in this music on directv. It has such range a the busby berkeley musical numbers which are outstanding, the bawdy little bits slipped. Gold diggers of 1933 gave prominent spots to two women destined for bigger things. A tenth disc includes repeats from 42nd street and the gold digger movies, but it also includes choreographies from films not in this collection, such as lady in red, one of my favorite numbers. A secretly wealthy aspiring composer dick powell in love with a chorus girl ruby keeler helps to finance a new musical production starring keeler and her friends joan blondell, aline mcmahon, and ginger rogers, much to the chagrin of his disapproving brother warren williams, who attempts to break off powells relationship but instead finds himself falling for blondell. The movies lavish musical numbers could not have been experienced in a conventional live theater.
Smashwords a gold diggers guide how to get what you. Gold diggers of 1933 1933 cast and crew things get tough for carol joan blondell and her showgirl pals ruby keeler, aline macmahon when the. It stars warren william, joan blondell, aline macmahon, ruby keeler, and dick powell, and features guy kibbee, ned sparks and ginger rogers the story is based on the play the. Early drafts of the screenplay focused on the sensual elements of the story, and subsequent drafts gradually began adding more of the narrative taking place behind the scenes of the show. Robert lord won his first producing credit for gold diggers of 1933 1933, an allsinging, alldancing followup to warner bros. Things get tough for carol joan blondell and her showgirl pals ruby keeler, aline macmahon when the great depression kicks in and all the broadway shows close down. A wealthy composer rescues unemployed broadway performers with a new play. Gold diggers of 1933 1933 aline macmahon, ginger rogers, joan blondell and ruby keeler gold diggers of 1933 is a musical comedy made in 1933 by the warner brothers studio, directed by mervyn leroy and starring warren william, joan blondell, aline macmahon, ruby keeler, dick powell, guy kibbee, ned sparks and ginger rogers. I found 42nd street and gold diggers of 1933 the betterstructured of the stories from this collection. Erwin gelsey, james seymour, david boehm, ben markson, from avery hopgoods play phot.
The gold diggers of 1933 film by leroy 1933 britannica. The busby berkeley collection footlight parade gold diggers of 1933 dames gold diggers of 1935 42nd street by warner home video by mervyn leroy, ray enright, busby berkeley lloyd bacon 3. Search, discover and share your favorite gold diggers of 1933 gifs. Opening to pettin in the park, gold diggers of 1933 duration. While many forget berkeley didnt officially direct 42nd street, many also forget that the tune most associated with the film the gold diggers song were in the money wasnt even in the movie. Things get tough for carol joan blondell and her showgirl pals when the great depression kicks in and all the broadway shows close down. Gold diggers of 1933 1933 directed by mervyn leroy. Jun 10, 2014 gold diggers of 1933 what more could one ask for, chorus girls, busby berkeley, ginger rogers, dick powell, ruby keeler, and the hit songs were in the money, petting in the park, and remember my forgotten man. In june 1932, approximately 20,000 vets camped out on the mall for six weeks, while lobbying congress for early payment of bonus pensions that were promised to be paid in 1945. Golddiggers of 1933, with its story of young showgirls trying to make ends meet during the depression, is one of the most prominent films of the early 1930s and is a brilliant commentary on the problems encountered by people of all walks of life during the great depression.
Gold diggers of 1933 1933 with a cast much like 42nd street 1933 though less consistently good the storyline of this above average musical which spawned three similarly named sequels focuses more on raising the required funds to produce a broadway show. Warners knew they had a hit before the earlier film had even opened, so they had this production in the works while the rest of hollywood was. Wealthy songwriter brad dick powell saves the day by funding a new depressionthemed musical for the girls to star in, but when his stuffy highsociety brother finds out and threatens to disown brad, carol and her golddigging friends scheme to keep the show going, hooking a couple of millionaires along the way. Those three films were backstage stories, all concerned with the production of a broadway show.
Coins in movies the ultimate example gold diggers of 1933. Released 1933, gold diggers of 1933 stars joan blondell, ruby keeler, dick powell, aline macmahon the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 36 min, and received a. Joan blondell ruby keeler dick powell 1933 a songwriters dick powell. Jan 04, 2017 i found 42nd street and gold diggers of 1933 the betterstructured of the stories from this collection. Rife with righteous fury, dripping with anguish, and populated by marching masses almost zombified by hopelessness, its a piece of socialist art pitched somewhere between poetry and propaganda. Gold diggers of 1933 was a smash hit on its initial release, nearly equalingand following hot on the footsteps of42nd street. Gold diggers of 1933 gold diggers makes some sort of screen history in that its the first of the second editions of film musicals. Chorus girls find the money in this depression musical based on avery hapwoods play. With warren william, joan blondell, aline macmahon, ruby keeler.
A selfhelp book for single, financially savvy women. Gold diggers of 1933 joan blondell ruby keeler dick powell 1933 a songwriters dick powell big check puts chorus girls joan blondell, ruby keeler to work but incurs his brothers wrath. Taking the disparate urges of the era, from the poverty and starvation to the liberated sexual attitudes and. Gold diggers of 1933 is a great example of this strategy as it was put into practice at warner bros. The oddest aspect of gold diggers of 1933 is the fact that the mood of the songs is wildly at variance with the plot.
Ned sparks the gold diggers of the title are four aspiring actresses. Jun 01, 2001 the gold diggers of 1933 on the surface, gold diggers is fluffy musical fare with busby berkeleys delightfully surreal production numbers, but the great depression left its mark on the film. Alternately funny and quickwitted and serious and slow, the film is an exercise in. The nonmusical parts of those films had the gritty urban atmosphere for which warners was. During the number, the women get caught in a rainstorm and go behind a backlit screen to remove their wet clothes in silhouette. A tenth disc includes repeats from 42nd street and the golddigger movies, but it also includes choreographies from films not in this collection, such as lady in red, one of my favorite numbers. Wealthy songwriter brad saves the day by funding a new depressionthemed musical for the girls to star in, but when his stuffy highsociety brother finds out and threatens to disown brad, carol and her gold digging friends scheme to keep the show going, hooking a couple of millionaires along the way. Wealthy songwriter brad dick powell saves the day by funding a new depressionthemed musical for the girls to star in, but when his stuffy highsociety brother finds out and threatens to disown brad, carol and her gold digging friends scheme to keep the. Gold diggers of 1933 ist ein us amerikanischer musicalfilm des regisseurs mervyn leroy aus dem jahr 1933, basierend. When the character barney hopkins declares the show hes producing is going to be a comedy about the depression, its more like a mission statement for the movie because thats exactly what it ends up being. Ginger rogers, who had scored a small hit in fortysecond street, was still freelancing in hollywood when her boyfriend, director mervyn leroy, got her cast in this film and prominently featured her in the opening number. Its also well worth seeing especially for the forgotten man sequence which ends the film.
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